Monday, December 1, 2014

So...Pregnancy.....

We are beyond thrilled to have another little girl in the house (yes, Gracie counts). Poor George will be so outnumbered, but I know that this little one already has her dad wrapped around her little finger.

I have so so so much stuff to post, so I'm thinking of just catching you up until now, which is 21 weeks. So I've been keeping very irregular "Bumpdates" pregnancy updates, but here's what I've got so far.

5 WEEKS

How Far Along? 5 weeks

Size of Baby: Apple Seed

Gender: Wait,
there’s a baby inside me, and it’s going to be a girl or boy?

Weight Gain: Nothing

Maternity Clothes: Not even close, but I do feel like I’m growing a pretty sweet
muffin top.

Nursery: Haven’t
even thought about it

Movement: Not even
close.

Symptoms: Kind of
crampy sometimes.Crazy after dinner
heartburn that wraps up around my left shoulder and neck. Hurts to breathe
in.Odd.

Sleep: Depending
on my heartburn situation, pretty well.

Cravings: None
really, but hungrier than normal.

What I Miss:
Nigiri…fo’sho.

Best Moment This Week: Telling my parents the news.

Looking Forward To: Getting my follow up blood work to make sure the baby is
growing and my hormone levels are rising.I’m a little neurotic.

9 Weeks

How far along: 9 Weeks

Baby Size: Green Olive

Weight gain: Was down a few pounds last week, haven’t
weighed myself

Maternity clothes: No way

Stretch marks: With my luck… probably. But actually
no.

Sleep: Sleeping like a baby

Gender: I totally think it’s a girl

Movement: Too early

Best moment this week: Having a few
vomit-free days.

Looking forward to: Getting out of the
freaking first trimester.I just want to
be able to eat.

Food cravings: None…wait, does Zofran count?

Anything making you queasy or sick:
Everything.Mostly the smell of our
refrigerator (which no one else smells except me).A few days ago, I walked past it, got a whiff
(door was closed) and immediately started vomiting.Ridiculous…

Labor Signs: No

What I miss: Eating and drinking

Symptoms: Extreme nausea, vomiting, and overall
feeling like crap

Nursery: Haven’t even thought about it

Belly Button in or out? In, but surrounded by
muffin top

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Anxious to feel better, nervous about
being one of those pregnant ladies that feels like this their entire pregnancy.

11 Weeks

How far along: 11 Weeks

Baby Size: Lime

Weight gain: +1 pound

Maternity clothes: No, but doing the
rubber band trick with my jeans. They’re
a little tight when sitting

Stretch marks: No, but I honestly haven’t been
looking

Sleep: Waking up to pee once a night, but
falling back asleep immediately

Gender: I’m 98% that it’s a girl

Movement: Can’t wait for this

Best moment this week: My nuchal translucency
scan.Seeing the baby kicking and moving
its little arms was amazing.They also
were able to try out some new, super HD ultrasound machine out on me.I got some great pictures.

Looking forward to: Getting out of the
freaking first trimester.I’m ready to
be that ravenous pregnant lady.

Food cravings: None really.

Anything making you queasy or sick:
The smell of the fridge and garage make me nauseous.Having really good days mixed with some bad
days.It is thankfully getting better.

Labor Signs: No

What I miss: Running

Symptoms: Nausea and fatigue

Nursery: Pinning a few ideas on my secret
Pinterest board

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Feeling happier that I’m having some
good days. Loving hearing the baby’s
heartbeat at appointments.

12 Weeks

13 Weeks

George and I went to Mexico with some of our friends from Indy. We had such a great time!

This is me pretending to be unhappy about being the pregnant beer mule. :)

14 Weeks

Yup..in my PJs. No shame.

17 Weeks

How far along: 17 Weeks

Baby Size: Onion?

Weight gain: Ummm….I’d prefer notto say L

Maternity clothes: I broke down and
bought a couple of shirts.I’m starting
to have a bit of a “riding up” problem

Stretch marks: Not that I know of

Sleep: Bought a Snoogle, but it’s so hard to
roll over.Sleeping OK.

Gender: Long story short, thought it was a
girl, then was told it was a boy (by a few techs that were just guessing at 12
weeks), looked at work and am convinced it’s a girl again.AH!

Movement: If I eat something sugary, I’ll feel
a tiny little kick or something. Usually only once or twice a day if I’m
sitting or laying completely still

Best moment this week: Realizing that I MAY
be done throwing up. *knocks on wood

Looking forward to: Not being in that
awkward, “is she chunky or pregnant?” phase

Food cravings: Something sugary helps my nausea

Anything making you queasy or sick:
Riding in the car for long periods of time

Congrats!! I knew with both my kids before the anatomy scans what sex they were going to be. Just a gut instinct strongly one way or another - sounds like you knew from the beginning too! How exciting!! You look wonderful, so don't worry about the weight gain, it will come off pretty quickly! I gained 35 with the first and all but 10 lbs came off in the first month post-partum. With my 2nd, I only gained 25 and I was back to pre-pregnancy weight by 6 weeks post-partum - albeit with a less toned tummy :( I'm still working on that almost 6 months later!

Congrats! I bought the Bella Band for my 2nd pregnancy and it was amazing. It is a stretchy band (you can buy it in different colors, lace trim, etc.) that you pull on over your unbuttoned pants and it holds them up. I always felt that maternity pants didn't fit right and this allowed me to wear my pre-preg clothes. And it is great for after baby is born.

Love this! SOOOO glad you are finally feeling better!!! I think you look great!!! I feel your pain in the weight department... I literally had a hysterical meltdown yesterday about my weight gain! Haha! And YAY for a girl!!! :) :) :) Congrats!!!

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